A Lesson Learned
In this life you’ll never really know
who is who or what is what
If you shake someone up enough
they’ll pop like mountain dew
That’s why you can never trust a human being
because even the person
with the same flesh as you
may unintentionally make mistakes and bad choices
They say a devil you know
is better than an angel you don’t know
But what makes matters worse
is when you don’t know yourself
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this poem is amazing, thank you so much.
This poem makes me think a lot because we only have one life so the lessons you learned can only be applied to your future. Trust is a hard subject because it’s a common trait in relationships like communication. We, humans, want to trust people, but over time we start to lose trust in people based on experiences or knowledge. It’s important to understand yourself because you are all you have and you should love yourself for making it this far. You got this and remember the best is yet to come!